Pirate Ship

Since I have a two year old son and several nephews, I just had to have the Ahoy Matey stamp set!

I stamped it on watercolor paper using black Stazon ink. Then I used my watercolor crayons (a favorite toy) and my aqua painter to color it in. When I was finished, I sponged Creamy Caramel ink on the edges and mounted it on Basic Black. The card base is Tempting Turquoise and the strip going across is Copper. I also inked just the word "ARRR" with a marker and added that to the corner.

This color combo is so striking and this card pattern is so quick and easy.

It's a Boy!

Whenever friends have babies, I either make a name frame, or a personalized baby card that they could frame if they choose to. Here's my latest using those fun Cool Caribbean long notes.
Details: Long Notes (Cool Carribean), Brilliant Blue, Certainly Celery & Whisper White cardstock; So Saffron, Tempting Turquoise, and Brilliant Blue ink; Whimsical Alpha upper & Polka Dots and Paisley stamp sets; white gel pen; silver cording. Also, I like to use Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the letters so they don't fall off.

Cool Carribean

My NEW favorite color is Cool Carribean. I love how elegant it looks paired with Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla. This card uses those three basic colors. Using the "long pocket notes" available in the Spring Mini, I created a simple, yet elegant sympathy card.

Details: In order to get the chocolate chip ribbon through the card near the fold, I used the rectangle punch. The oval is from one of the Accents and Elements tin -- a must have for making quick cards since they're self-adhesive. The background is the paisley stamp from Polka Dots and Paisley (Spring Mini), embossed in vanilla.

PS I'll be working on my scans to make them more clear in the future.